Form 8-K
 
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 1, 2011

Brandywine Realty Trust
Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Maryland
(Brandywine Realty Trust)

Delaware
(Brandywine Operating Partnership, L.P.)
  001-9106


000-24407
 
  23-2413352


23-2862640
 
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 100
Radnor, PA
  19087
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (610) 325-5600

 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 1, 2011, Brandywine Realty Trust held its 2011 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the meeting, the shareholders voted on: (1) the election of eight trustees, (2) the ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2011, (3) a non-binding, advisory vote regarding the compensation of our named executive officers and (4) a non-binding, advisory vote regarding the frequency of advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers. The voting results on these proposals were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Eight Trustees
                         
Trustee   Votes For     Withheld     Broker Non-Votes  
Walter D’Alessio
    110,296,199       3,121,548       9,157,063  
Anthony A. Nichols, Sr.
    111,059,378       2,358,369       9,157,063  
Gerard H. Sweeney
    111,071,193       2,346,554       9,157,063  
D. Pike Aloian
    110,403,508       3,014,239       9,157,063  
James C. Diggs
    112,534,078       883,669       9,157,063  
Wyche Fowler
    112,453,946       963,801       9,157,063  
Michael J. Joyce
    111,792,898       1,624,849       9,157,063  
Charles P. Pizzi
    110,254,406       3,163,341       9,157,063  
Proposal 2: Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for 2011
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
121,205,704
  1,342,111   26,995  
Proposal 3: Advisory, non-binding vote on the compensation of our named executive officers
             
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
108,034,814   5,313,269   69,664   9,157,063
Proposal 4: Advisory, non-binding vote on the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on the compensation of our named executive officers
                 
1 Year   2 Years   3 Years   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes
105,968,401   88,197   7,217,117   144,032   9,157,063

 

 


 

Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
         
  Brandywine Realty Trust
 
 
  By:   /s/Howard M. Sipzner    
    Howard M. Sipzner   
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 
  Brandywine Operating Partnership, its sole
General Partner
 
 
  By:   /s/Howard M. Sipzner    
    Howard M. Sipzner   
    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 
Date: June 2, 2011